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This guy has quietly been one of the biggest surprises in all of baseball. Jones, Johnson, Wieters, and Machado get most of the press (and rightfully so) but I'm not sure Chris Davis isn't as big a key as all of them to this teams success.

I was wrong when I said they should trade everyone except for Jones, Wieters, and Davis (amongst hitters on the 25 man before the season) but I do think this season shows I was right to want to hold onto Davis.

Deputy coming through two games in a row at the plate. He had a great catch in the corner last night in RF and had a great throw to get Teixeira out at 2B as he tried to extend a single into a double. Had one bad play diving for a ball he had no chance at which allowed Nunez get to 2B and cost the O's a run though.

Chris Davis COULD be an all star IF he would learn to ignore the pitches on the inside lower half of the plate. If a pitcher can throw three perfect pitches there then he deserves to get Davis out, but Chris can't handle them there so swinging at them just helps the pitcher. Lay off of those pitches and he'll see more in his "happy place" and THEN you're looking at a guy that will threaten to hit 50 HRs every year.

ofahn wrote:Chris Davis COULD be an all star IF he would learn to ignore the pitches on the inside lower half of the plate. If a pitcher can throw three perfect pitches there then he deserves to get Davis out, but Chris can't handle them there so swinging at them just helps the pitcher. Lay off of those pitches and he'll see more in his "happy place" and THEN you're looking at a guy that will threaten to hit 50 HRs every year.

I agree totally. He's 50 HRs waiting to happen in that ballpark. It's all up to him

ofahn wrote:Chris Davis COULD be an all star IF he would learn to ignore the pitches on the inside lower half of the plate. If a pitcher can throw three perfect pitches there then he deserves to get Davis out, but Chris can't handle them there so swinging at them just helps the pitcher. Lay off of those pitches and he'll see more in his "happy place" and THEN you're looking at a guy that will threaten to hit 50 HRs every year.

Most players in any sport have an "if" attached to them. Jones could be one of the best players in the game if he would learn to ignore the pitches down and away in the dirt. Sometimes, you just have to realize that a player is as good as a player is.

Matt P wrote:Most players in any sport have an "if" attached to them. Jones could be one of the best players in the game if he would learn to ignore the pitches down and away in the dirt. Sometimes, you just have to realize that a player is as good as a player is.

You could accept that, or you could ask them to go to the next level. For this team to become a consistent winner at least two Davis, Wieters, Jones, and Reynolds WILL HAVE TO take that next step.

ofahn wrote:You could accept that, or you could ask them to go to the next level. For this team to become a consistent winner at least two Davis, Wieters, Jones, and Reynolds WILL HAVE TO take that next step.

How can you be so certain there is a next step for them? It is very possible that Davis and Jones reached their peaks this year.